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The physics and philosophy of time - roughly a 1 hour lecture by Carlo Rovelli. (Original Post) Jim__ Jun 2018 OP
Scientists take an atomic clock on the road OxQQme Jun 2018 #1

OxQQme

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1. Scientists take an atomic clock on the road
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 05:15 PM
Jun 2018

and use it to measure the height of a mountain.

>"According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time moves differently depending on where you are in a gravity field.

For example, a clock on top of a tall mountain will move a tiny bit faster than a clock at the base of that mountain, where the gravity is stronger.

It’s not a mechanical error. Time itself actually passes faster at the top of the mountain."<

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/an-atomic-clock-is-used-to-measure-not-time-but-the-height-of-mountains/2018/02/23/5a845166-11c3-11e8-9570-29c9830535e5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fb7e357758ab

I did not know this.

Hmmm... I lived in Truckee for a few years. Elevation 6,000. Maybe I'm an older 77 than I thought. sigh.

burnt at both ends in my youth

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